Leading a High Performing Wound Care Program

Four experienced geriatricians experts in wound care will address the components of a high performing PALTC wound care team. The physician and nurse practitioner speakers include the the director and graduates of a wound care fellowship program and leader of PALTC wound care services. Presenter will review QI measures and expected outcomes of a high performing wound care program, discuss the benefits and liabilities of contracted wound care services, and review the regulatory, billing, documentation, and compliance requirements in wound care management. The speakers will describe the roles, responsibilities, and contributions of key members of the wound care IDT. The session will also review the recently changed nomenclature of pressure injury and staging, describe advanced wound care techniques that may be offered by facility IDT members , discuss pain management during the wound care and dressing changes, and review offloading techniques to assist with wound healing.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Describe the roles, responsibilities, and contributions of key members of the wound care IDT.
• Discuss the regulatory, billing, documentation, and compliance requirements of wound care management.
• Contrast the benefits and liabilities of a contracted wound care services with an inhouse wound care management team.
• List quality improvement measures and expected outcomes of a high performing wound care program.